Sahalahti
Sahalahti [ sɑhɑlɑhti ] (Swedish Sahalax historical ) is a place and a former municipality in the Finnish landscape Pirkanmaa.
The community Sahalahti was incorporated into the neighbor municipality Kangasala early 2005. She had an area of 171.96 km ² (of which 35.09 km ² inland waters), the population was 2276 (31 December 2004). The only settlement center was the Kirchdorf Sahalahti, next belonged to the municipality of the villages Haapaniemi, Haapasaari, Ilola Isolahti, Isoniemi, Kärkäs, Keljo, Korpiniemi, Moltsia, Noksioinen, Paatiala, Pakkala, Pappila, Pyttylä, Rautio, Saarioinen, Taustiala, Töykänä and Tursola.
Originally Sahalahti was a chapel of the parish church Pälkäne. Once a church was built at the site in 1559, operated the inhabitants of Sahalahti detachment from Pälkäne. King John III. finally agreed and got Sahalahti 1581 for independent parish. The Church of Sahalahti burned from 1728 after a lightning strike, but could be rebuilt within a year. When the old church was too small for the congregation, was erected in 1830 a new church, which is still used today. The municipality Sahalahti was launched in 1869. In a 2004 referendum, 55% of the inhabitants of Sahalahti were in favor of a merger with Kangasala, which was finally completed on 1 January 2005.